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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Corona (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Corona. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Corona is located in Carlton County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carlton County: Aitkin, Pine, Saint Louis & Douglas (WI).

Below are the counties that are near Corona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Corona:

  • Carlton County     (The home county of Corona)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • Cromwell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sawyer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Mahtowa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
    • Otter Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
    • Wright
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Barnum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kettle River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Moose Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cloquet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Automba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Automba is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Automba
    • Carlton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Scanlon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Scanlon is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Thomson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Thomson is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
      • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
  • Aitkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • Tamarack
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Minnewawa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
    • McGregor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Libby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Libby is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
  • Pine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • Sturgeon Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Denham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Denham is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Kerrick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Willow River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bruno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bruno is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Rutledge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Rutledge is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Saint Louis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • Brookston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Floodwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Saginaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Saginaw is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
    • Alborn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Alborn is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alborn
    • Adolph
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Twig
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Twig is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twig
    • Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Island is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
    • Gary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Gary is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • New Duluth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
    • Proctor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <1>
    • Hermantown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Meadowlands
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Oneota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
  • Douglas County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.
    • Oliver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Oliver is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Dedham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Dedham is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Corona, see our County-by-County Page for Corona.

Cemeteries Near Corona ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corona.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Corona - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Corona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.

  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sawyer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Big Lake Indian Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Methodist Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Birch Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fine Lakes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Violet Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonard Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (90 more) ...
    • Wright Community Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wright Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Corona had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Corona, with the one closest to Corona listed first.

  • Cromwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sawyer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Mahtowa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
  • Otter Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
  • Wright
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Barnum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Moose Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cloquet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Carlton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Thomson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Thomson is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
    • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
  • Tamarack
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Floodwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sturgeon Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Holyoke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Holyoke is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
    • Fond du Lac
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Fond du Lac is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Corona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corona.

Newspapers Published in Corona ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corona.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Corona, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Corona.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Corona:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Corona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Corona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.